Would you allow children ages 3, 7, 9 and 11 to play outside at an (unfenced) apartment complex unsupervised? 3 yo and 11 yo are siblings. 7 and 9 are a separate set of siblings but all 4 children frequently play together. 3yo and 11 yos apartment faces the playground. Would you allow 11 yo outside to supervise just her 3 yo sibling?
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Not on your life these days with child predators around….
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No, none of them. I’d be there watching mine. We live in an ugly cruel world.
No. It take seconds for something bad to happen and evil people exist. Anything could happen. No
No. The 11 year old is a child and should not be responsible for supervision of younger children.
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Absolutely not. There are too many predators in this world.
Absolutely not. Not in a world that we live in now…
not 3yo. I’ve seen some pretty mature 3yo be great with their siblings or cousins in similar scenarios, ig I wouldn’t for my own 3yo. it also depends on maturity of older kid too …
I live in the middle of nowhere and my youngest is 7 and I’m just now letting her play outside by herself. I still leave the door open though
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Not these days, unfortunately things are not the same as they once were.
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Back in the day sure but these days nooooooooo way!
It’s not just about predators . It’s the people who know kids play and still drive at 50 miles and hour into a cul de sac - visitors who don’t know and turn into a Croft where children are playing … monitoring and presence at this age is a great idea … with the 3 year old to be able to play with siblings — the older ones may be able to play alone with road and awareness chats beforehand . X it’s hit and miss but the 3 year old maybe be on the sidelines only to check passers by road traffic etc grab a chair pull up because you shout car coming - check before you cross . Safe things for teaching . Still sit in the kerb and do some emails or watch enjoy but have a presence for safe play for all of them ( which I think you pretty much said ) you want 11 to watch 3 and 3 will follow 11 7 and 9 - be there and just check how they handle it do . And all get play
If their apartments face the park, then how do you now they are not being watched. How do you know the 11 years didn’t ask to take the younger sibling. Maybe go make friends with the parents instead.
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Back in the day, not now. Need a older teenager or an adult.
No way. It’s not the 11 year olds job to supervise the siblings it’s the parents job.
Are you new to this world ?
No. We live more in the country, with good neighbors, and I still am very careful about our kids.
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Would not be letting a 3 Yr old out unsupervised by a sibling or not. It’s not there responsibility and if anything was to happen or go wrong the sibling would get the blame but really it’s down to the parents. In today’s world no where is safe and you need to be more vigilant letting your kids play out.
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No way would I allow a 3 year old out even with a 11 year old
No to many weirdos now…
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11 year old shouldn’t even be allowed outside unsupervised unless it’s a fenced in backyard.
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Not unsupervised, the 11 year old is still a child and needs and adult close by because you never know these days
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I wouldnt let the 3 year old out alone no. But my kids are 9 & 6 & them & their friends play outside alone here. I think it depends on maturity level & also the area you live in
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No. Always supervise no matter the age.
Absolutely not. If it was a fenced in yard that’s one thing, but too many unknowns in this situation
Where I live you have to be 12 to be in charge and babysit,so no. Be an active parent. The dishes can wait. It’s okay if dinner is an hour late.
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Not in today’s world.
Too much can happen in a blink of an eye.
But it truly depends on the area they are playing, Is there traffic, lots of people, is there a busy road, Is there adults close enough that if an emergency happened they could step in….
How mature is the oldest who will be supervising….
All these questions come into play.
I’m clearly over protective lol I just let my almost ten year out with times she has to come in to check in to make sure she’s ok n she completed the stay at home alone course and she stays where I can see her
If it’s not your children then mind your business. Sounds like you’re just trying to start drama. Leave the kids alone and mind your business.
A lot of kids at ages 11,12,13,14,15 etc babysit younger siblings.
A big no especially for the 3 younger ones and for the 11 year old only if you can see them all the time and only selected times of the day
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3 is to small to be outside by themselves
The 11, 9, 7 yes if they are together but 3 no.
In an unfenced public shared playground, probably not. But I will say, I live in the middle of the woods on a little dirt road and my 8 year old and 3 year old play in our front and back yard without me out there all the time. I just peak out the window every few minutes. It definitely depends on the circumstances for me.
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Nope. It’s not fair for the 11yera old to be responsible for a 3 year old. My daughter is 10 and I don’t let her play out on our front yard without an adult and we live in the country
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In this day and age Hell no!
3 year old absolutely not my boys are 7 and 9 we live in a pretty big neighborhood everybody has an acre to 3 acres if they’re outside so am I, I trust no one when it comes to them so if they’re playing basketball it’s right on the side of the house so that’s fine baseball out front I’ll usually go on our disc swing or play with them 
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For a short period of time like 5 minutes maybe. But really no. Not in today’s world. It takes less than 30 seconds to turn into a dangerous situation.
That’s a firm no. People are kidnapping kids from parents arms and you want to leave kids without adult supervision to make that easier or for one of the kids to run into the street and get hit. Kids are not smart and each generation seems to be getting dumber. Letting kids play outside unsupervised is a horrible and dangerous idea on multiple levels…
I wouldn’t let the 3 year old play alone with other young kids having to be responsible
Yup my kids play outside all the time 
but we live out in the country with all old people around us that look out for them like their grandkids, we have cameras outside and we have all ages from 18 down to 6 …we have 11 kids. So normally an older kid is outside if my husband or I aren’t.
Depends on where you live. I live in CA and can be fined for letting my kids be outside unsupervised. If you live in a place like Oklahoma, texas, Colorado Utah or Kansas, they have what is called “Free-Range” parenting laws that allows your kids to play outside unsupervised without the fear of getting a fine.
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Hell no. The 11 year old would be to busy playing to watch. It only takes a second for the 3yo to be snatched. To each their own, but I wouldn’t, I’m too paranoid
I have 4 kids that are those exact ages and I barely let them play in our fenced in yard alone. I leave the door open and frequently check on them. I would not be okay with them playing alone at an apartment complex.
Nope. Fenced back yard only
Nope. I live in the country w/ a huge yard and I don’t let my kids play outside alone til they’re 13. Too many bad things can happen way to quickly.
I have a 4, 7 and 9 year old.
Most of our yard is fenced and I still sit outside and watch them play.
We live in a small town, but we do have crime. I’d rather be safe and helicopter.